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Standard Chartered posts higher half-year pretax profit
Standard Chartered reported first-half pretax profit of $4.78 billion, up 9% from a year earlier, driven by strong wealth and global banking revenue…
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Drone attack hits industrial facilities in Ryazan
Regional governors and local authorities said drone and missile strikes on Wednesday set fires at multiple industrial facilities in Ryazan and struck…
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China seeks Houthi guarantees for tanker passage through Bab el Mandeb
China held direct talks with Yemen's Houthi movement to secure safe passage for its tankers through the southern Red Sea after the Iran-aligned…
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US and Saudi strikes hit Iraqi PMF headquarters
Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces said multiple official headquarters across Iraq were attacked on Wednesday, reporting preliminary counts of…
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Alabama Democrats encourage crossover voting for Republican candidates
Some Alabama Democrats are urging voters to cast crossover ballots for Republican nominees in an Aug. 11 special primary created by recent…
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U.S. national championships open with 200 fly and 100 free prelims
The 2026 U.S. national championships began July 28 at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine with prelims in the women's and men's 200…
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GE Vernova wins contract to replace units at Dinorwig plant
GE Vernova has been contracted by First Hydro Company, the ENGIE and La Caisse joint venture, to replace two pumped storage generating units at the…
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Zelestra signs 140 MWac PPA with Tesla for Texas solar
Zelestra has signed a 140 MWac power purchase agreement with Tesla to supply the full output of the planned Lumen Farm solar plant in northeast…
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Beijing says countries politicize trade with overcapacity claims
China's commerce ministry released a policy paper accusing some countries of politicizing economic and trade issues by promoting claims of Chinese…
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Iranian forces hit Amazon data centers in Zallaq and Askar
Armed Conflict Location & Event Data, a nonprofit conflict monitor, corroborated that Iranian forces fired projectiles that hit Amazon's data centers…
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Europe seeks alternative supplies after cutting Russian energy
Europe has been left searching for alternate supplies after it reduced reliance on Russian supply following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine…
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Supertankers head to Sidi Kerir to load Saudi crude
Empty supertankers are moving to Egypt's Mediterranean port of Sidi Kerir to collect Saudi crude after observable traffic at the kingdom's key Red…
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Oman proposes joint mechanism to manage Strait of Hormuz
Oman has presented a proposal to Iran for a jointly run regional mechanism to manage the Strait of Hormuz, backed by other Gulf states, that would…
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Treasury holds leverage in Iran war negotiations
Axios, citing multiple anonymous White House officials, reports that Iranian negotiators fear the U.S. Treasury more than the Department of Defense…
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United States to host Israel-Lebanon talks in Rome
The State Department confirmed that US-brokered technical talks between Israel and Lebanon will meet in Rome from August 4 to August 6 to advance…
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UN rights chief says Israel committed large-scale violations in Lebanon
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk reported that his office has recorded large-scale violations of international humanitarian law by…
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LVMH reports first-half 2026 results
LVMH posted first-half 2026 revenue of €38.6 billion, with 2% organic growth for the period and sequential acceleration to 3% in the second quarter…
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Civil society urges neutrality ahead of Osun governorship election
A coalition led by the Election Observation Hub and seven partner organisations urged INEC and the Nigeria Police Force to maintain strict neutrality…
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Colombia to close 14 embassies and 15 consulates
Colombia's president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella announced a major diplomatic overhaul that will close 14 embassies and 15 consulates, while also…
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Porsche to cut 5,000 jobs by 2035
Porsche, a Volkswagen subsidiary, agreed with labour representatives to cut a further 5,000 jobs by 2035 under a second restructuring package…
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CXMT raises $8.6 billion in Shanghai IPO
Chinese memory manufacturer CXMT completed a Shanghai STAR market IPO that raised $8.6 billion and saw shares leap 466%, lifting its market…
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China warns US over sanctions on AI firms
China's commerce ministry on Monday urged the United States to stop "smearing and sanction threats" against Chinese AI firms and said it will take…
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Russian forces strike merchant vessels in Mykolaiv ports
Russian forces struck civilian merchant vessels and port infrastructure in Mykolaiv Oblast on the night of 26–27 July, the Administration of Sea…
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Kazakh oil terminal to resume loadings
Kazakhstan's main oil export terminal is set to resume loadings after drone attacks on vessels caused a halt in shipments, according to the article…
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